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Ravi Ratnayeke
Joseph Ravindran Ratnayeke
Born: 2 May 1960, Colombo
Major Teams: Nondescripts Cricket Club, Sri Lanka.
Known As: Ravi Ratnayeke
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Test Debut: Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Karachi, 1st Test, 1981/82
Last Test: Sri Lanka v Australia at Hobart, 2nd Test, 1989/90
ODI Debut: Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Karachi, 1st ODI, 1981/82
Last ODI: Sri Lanka v Australia at Sharjah, Australasia Cup, 1989/90
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(career)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 22 38 6 807 93 25.21 0 5 1 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 638.5 118 1972 56 35.21 8-83 4 0 68.4 3.08
ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
(career)
M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 78 69 14 824 50 14.98 52.45 0 1 14 0
O M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 595.3 25 2866 85 33.71 4-23 1 0 42.0 4.81
FIRST-CLASS
(career: 1980/81 - 1989/90)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 71 103 25 2225 107 28.52 1 11 18 0
O R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 1565.4 4891 133 36.77 8-83 5 0 70.6 3.12
LIST A LIMITED OVERS
(career: 1981/82 - 1989/90)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 88 75 16 929 51 15.74 0 2 15 0
O R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 664.4 3174 95 33.41 4-23 1 0 41.9 4.77
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
StatsGuru Filters for Ravi Ratnayeke
Profile:
Ravi Ratnayeke was a player capable of genuine all round
performances with both bat and ball in hand. A right arm medium
pace bowler with the ability to bowl at a lively pace and move
the ball in favorable conditions. To compliment his ability with
the ball he was also a competent left hand batsman in the lower
order. As his career developed so did his batting, such was his
ability he was asked to open the batting at test level and did so
with success. Perhaps his greatest attribute was his tenacity and
resolve, always willing to compete in a side that was usually
less than competitive.
Scripted into the side as a 21 year old, Ratnayeke was originally
selected as a specialist bowler. On the unresponsive wickets in
Pakistan he toiled in relative obscurity earning four expensive
wickets and batting as low as ten in the order. Wickets and runs
were difficult to attain in his first few series, but the
selectors persevered and at SSC against New Zealand he had a
breakthrough capturing 5/42. The back to back series against
Pakistan saw Ratnayeke cement his position in the side with
impressive displays with the ball and his ever improving batting
provided valuable runs in the lower order. At Sialkot he produced
a devastating display wrecking the Pakistan innings with figures
of 8/83, the figures remaining the benchmark for all Sri Lankan
bowlers until recent times.
Pushed into the opening position on the tour of India in 1985/86
Ratnayeke responded to the added responsibility. In his debut
innings combating the new ball he scored a remarkable 93 adding
159 with Siddath Wettimuny, later capturing 4 wickets in a superb
all-round display. In the second test as Sri Lanka capitulated he
held firm top scoring with 54, upstaging his more reputed
colleagues. He completed an outstanding series capturing 5/85 in
the final test at Cuttack.
This determination and competitive nature was highlighted in his
series against Australia. In 1988 he toiled manfully as Australia
crushed the Sri Lankans capturing 4/98 in 40 tidy overs. With the
bat he scored 28 and 34 as the rest of the batting yielded. In
the next series in Australia, the penultimate in his career, he
batted with purpose and resolve scoring two fifties both when Sri
Lanka were at their greatest need.
(Johann P Jayasekera , Sep 1999)
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